Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: School age population, tertiary education, female

Kenya
2.63 million number
in 2019
Tanzania, United Republic of
2.48 million number
in 2019
Kenya rank
18th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
20th

School age population, tertiary education, female over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 2.63 million number against 2.48 million number in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 144,110 number.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Kenya ranks 18th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 20th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 573,224 number 656,948 number 83,724 number Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s 862,450 number 902,032 number 39,582 number Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s 1.35 million number 1.27 million number 77,042 number Kenya
2000s 1.90 million number 1.71 million number 191,813 number Kenya
2010s 2.30 million number 2.22 million number 74,339 number Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, female, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Kenya, at 2.63 million number against 2.48 million number in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, female between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?
144,110 number, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?
47 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Kenya ranks 18th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 20th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.